Ian Harper
Job Title
Emeritus Professor of Anthropology of Health and Development
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Email
ian.harper@ed.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 (0)131 650 3816
Room number
5.03Building (Address)
Chrystal Macmillan BuildingStreet (Address)
15a George SquareCity (Address)
EdinburghCountry (Address)
UKPost code (Address)
EH8 9LDResearch interests
Research interests
International development, South Asia, Medical Anthropology, Global Health Policy, Conservation and Rural Health
Background
Ian Harper is a medical and social anthropologist. He has researched extensively in Nepal and South Asia, in the fields of global public health and development, with a particular focus on tuberculosis and infectious disease control. He has been the recipient of ESRC and Welcome Trust research awards, and was the founding director of the Edinburgh Centre for Medical Anthropology. He is currently a trustee with the Highland Perthshire Community Land Trust (HPCLT: https://www.duncoillich.org/).